hexchat/changelog.md

HexChat ChangeLog

2.9.3 (2012-10-14)

• fix various URL detection bugs
• fix default folders for file transfers in portable mode
• fix Autotools warnings with recent releases
• add /ADDSERVER command
• add option to save URLs to disk on-the-fly
• add option to omit alerts when marked as being away
• add default icons for channel tree and option to turn them off
• change certain default colors
• enhance Non-BMP filtering performance
• accept license agreement by default on Windows
• update the network list

2.9.2 (2012-10-05)

• fix compilation on Red Hat and Fedora
• fix portable to non-portable migrations on Windows
• fix ban message in HexTray
• fix icon in Connection Complete dialog
• fix determining if the log folder path is full or relative
• fix desktop notification icons on Unix
• fix URL grabber saving an unlimited number of URLs by default
• fix URL grabber memory leaks under certain circumstances
• fix URL grabber trying to export URL lists to system folders by default
• fix opening URLs without http(s)://
• add support for regenerating text events during compilation on Windows
• add support for the theme manager on Unix
• add Unifont to the default list of alternative fonts
• add option to retain colors in the topic
• allow the installer to preserve custom GTK+ theme settings on Windows
• use the icons subfolder of the config folder for loading custom icons
• use port 6697 for SSL connections by default
• install the SASL plugin by default on Windows
• /lastlog improvements
• build system cosmetics on Unix
• open links with just left click by default
• enable timestamps and include seconds by default
• make libproxy an optional dependency on Unix
• update German translation
• update the network list

2.9.1 (2012-07-27)

• fix installing/loading plugins on Unix
• fix restoring the HexChat window via shortcuts on Windows
• fix HexTray icon rendering for certain events
• fix the Show marker line option in Preferences
• fix /lastlog regexp support on Windows
• add support for the Checksum, Do At, FiSHLiM and SASL plugins on Unix
• add option to retain colors when displaying scrollback
• add MS Gothic to the default list of alternative fonts
• rebranding and cleanup
• eliminate lots of compiler warnings
• Unix build system fixes and cosmetics
• make Git ignore Unix-specific intermediate files
• use better compression for Windows installers
• switch to GTK+ file dialogs on Windows
• restructure the Preferences window
• use the addons subfolder of the config folder for auto-loading plugins/scripts
• improve the dialog used for opening plugins/scripts
• remember user limits in channel list between sessions
• remember last search pattern during sessions
• update XChat to r1521

2.9.0 (2012-07-14)

• rebranding
• migrate code to GitHub
• update XChat to r1515
• fix x64 Perl interface installation for Perl 5.16
• improve URL detection with new TLDs and file extensions

1508-3 (2012-06-17)

• add XChat Theme Manager
• fix problems with Turkish locale

1508-2 (2012-06-15)

• add support for Perl 5.16
• update Do At plugin
• fix drawing of chat area bottom
• avoid false hits when restoring from tray via shortcut
• migrate from NMAKE to Visual Studio

1508 (2012-06-02)

• remove Real Name from Network List
• search window improvements
• restore XChat-WDK from tray via shortcut if X-Tray is used

1507 (2012-05-13)

• update OpenSSL to 1.0.1c
• FiSHLiM updates

1506 (2012-05-04)

• update OpenSSL to 1.0.1b
• update German translation

1503 (2012-03-16)

• update OpenSSL to 1.0.1
• URL grabber updates
• FiSHLiM updates

1500 (2012-02-16)

• add option for specifying alternative fonts
• fix crash due to invalid timestamp format
• X-Tray cosmetics

1499-7 (2012-02-08)

• fix update notifications
• fix compilation on Linux
• add IPv6 support to built-in identd

1499-6 (2012-01-20)

• add DNS plugin

1499-5 (2012-01-20)

• built-in fix for client crashes
• update OpenSSL to 1.0.0g

1499-4 (2012-01-18)

• add Non-BMP plugin to avoid client crashes

1499-3 (2012-01-15)

• rework and extend plugin config API
• add ADD/DEL/LIST support to X-SASL

1499-2 (2012-01-11)

• add X-SASL plugin

1499 (2012-01-09)

• fix saving FiSHLiM keys
• update OpenSSL to 1.0.0f

1498-4 (2011-12-05)

• fix updates not overwriting old files
• display WinSys output in one line for others
• use Strawberry Perl for building

1498-3 (2011-12-02)

• add plugin config API
• add Exec plugin
• add WinSys plugin
• perform periodic update checks automatically

1498-2 (2011-11-25)

• add FiSHLiM plugin
• add option to allow only one instance of XChat to run

1498 (2011-11-23)

• separate x86 and x64 installers (uninstall any previous version!)
• downgrade GTK+ to 2.16
• re-enable the transparent background option
• various X-Tray improvements
• add WMPA plugin
• add Do At plugin
• automatically save set variables to disk by default
• update OpenSSL to 1.0.0e

1496-6 (2011-08-09)

• add option to auto-open new tab upon /msg
• fix the update checker to use the git repo
• disable update checker cache

1496-5 (2011-08-07)

• fix attach/detach keyboard shortcut
• add multi-language support to the spell checker

1496-4 (2011-07-27)

• recognize Windows 8 when displaying OS info
• update OpenSSL certificate list
• fix X-Tray blinking on unselected events
• fix X-Tray keyboard shortcut handling
• cease support for Perl 5.10
• use Strawberry Perl for 5.12 DLLs

1496-3 (2011-06-16)

• add option for changing spell checker color

1496-2 (2011-06-05)

• add support for custom license text

1496 (2011-05-30)

• display build type in CTPC VERSION reply
• add support for Perl 5.14

1494 (2011-04-16)

• update Visual Studio to 2010 SP1
• update OpenSSL to 1.0.0d
• ship MySpell dictionaries in a separate installer

1489 (2011-01-26)

• fix unloading the Winamp plugin
• enable the Favorite Networks feature
• add Channel Message event support to X-Tray
• add mpcInfo plugin

1486 (2011-01-16)

• fix a possible memory leak in the update checker
• fix XChat-Text shortcut creation
• fix XChat version check via the plugin interface
• add option for limiting the size of files to be checksummed
• add X-Tray as an install option
• disable Plugin-Tray context menu completely

1479-2 (2011-01-10)

• improve command-line argument support
• add auto-copy options
• enable XChat-Text
• disable faulty tray menu items

1479 (2010-12-29)

• update GTK+ to 2.22.1
• update OpenSSL to 1.0.0c
• update Python to 2.7.1
• replace X-Tray with Plugin-Tray

1469-3 (2010-10-20)

• add Checksum plugin
• menu integration for Update Checker and Winamp

1469-2 (2010-10-09)

• fix DCC file sending
• native open/save dialogs
• make the version info nicer
• register XChat-WDK as IRC protocol handler
• add option to run XChat-WDK after installation
• disable erroneous uninstall warnings
• disable Plugin-Tray, provide X-Tray only
• cease support for Perl 5.8
• replace EasyWinampControl with Winamp

1469 (2010-10-08)

• use Visual C++ 2010 for all WDK builds
• build Enchant with WDK and update it to 1.6.0
• fix SSL validation
• fix opening the config folder from GUI in portable mode
• further improve dialog placement for closing network tabs

1468-2 (2010-10-02)

• update GTK+ to 2.22
• spelling support
• more config compatibility with official build
• improve dialog placement for closing network tabs
• remove themes from the installer
• disable toggle for favorite networks until it's usable
• disable transparent backgrounds
• hide mnemonic underlines until Alt key pressed
• fix XP lagometer and throttlemeter rendering

1468 (2010-09-19)

• update Perl to 5.12.2
• update Tcl to 8.5.9
• fix scrollback shrinking
• enable advanced settings pane
• retain emoticon settings
• add /IGNALL command

1464-6 (2010-09-06)

• fix Perl interface breakage
• update checker plugin

1464-5 (2010-08-30)

• primitive update checker

1464-4 (2010-08-30)

• selectable tray icon
• selectable theme for portable
• selectable plugins

1464-3 (2010-08-29)

• black theme for portable

1464-2 (2010-08-29)

• make Perl version selectable during install

1464 (2010-08-26)

• Perl interface updates

1462 (2010-08-25)

• update XChat to r1462
• build system cleanup

1459-3 (2010-08-23)

• more installer changes (uninstall any previous version!)

1459-2 (2010-08-23)

• universal installer
• update build dependencies

1459 (2010-08-19)

• portable mode and installer fixes

1457 (2010-08-17)

• disable GUI warnings

1455-2 (2010-08-17)

• unified installer for standard and portable

1455 (2010-08-15)

• support for gtkwin_ptr in the Perl interface

1454 (2010-08-14)

• gtkwin_ptr for plugins introduced

1452 (2010-08-14)

• fix taskbar alerts on x86
• upgrade Perl to 5.12 and make 5.8/5.10 builds available separately

1451-6 (2010-08-12)

• include Lua-WDK with the installer

1451-5 (2010-08-12)

• switch to Inno Setup (uninstall any previous version!)
• add Lua support

1451-4 (2010-08-11)

• enable the XDCC plugin

1451-3 (2010-08-11)

• enable Python support

1451-2 (2010-08-11)

• enable SSL support
• fix simultaneous connections
• re-enable identd by default

1451 (2010-08-10)

• update XChat to r1451
• disable identd by default
• remove DNS plugin

1444 (2010-07-30)

• update XChat to r1444
• downgrade Tcl to 8.5
• add Tcl support to the x64 build

1441 (2010-06-15)

• update XChat to r1441
• enable transfer of files bigger than 4 GB

1439 (2010-05-30)

• update XChat to r1439 (2.8.8)

1431-6 (2010-05-30)

• re-enable the transparent background option
• add branding to Plugin-Tray
• installer updates

1431-5 (2010-05-29)

• fix installer
• add DNS plugin status messages

1431-4 (2010-05-28)

• disable the transparent background option
• downgrade GTK+ to more stable 2.16

1431-3 (2010-05-23)

• add portable build support

1431-2 (2010-05-22)

• replace X-Tray with Plugin-Tray

1431 (2010-05-21)

• update XChat to r1431
• include a lot of XChat translations added since 2.8.6

1412-3 (2010-05-02)

• fix GTK function call

1412-2 (2010-05-02)

• re-enable taskbar alerts on x64

1412 (2010-05-02)

• update XChat to r1412
• update GTK+ and friends
• update Visual Studio to 2010
• fix Perl warning message
• include GTK L10n with the installer

1409-9 (2010-04-18)

• fix loading of scrollback

1409-8 (2010-04-03)

• fix X-Tray on x64

1409-7 (2010-04-02)

• disable taskbar notification options

1409-6 (2010-03-31)

• display version numbers everywhere

1409-5 (2010-03-31)

• add DNS plugin
• add EasyWinampControl plugin
• disable Plugin-Tray settings

1409-4 (2010-03-30)

• add X-Tray

1409-3 (2010-03-29)

• plugin linkage fixes

1409-2 (2010-03-29)

• enable IPv6 support
• enable NLS support
• enable Perl support
• enable Tcl support

1409 (2010-03-29)

• initial release