1 Gaim: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clone thats good for the soul!
3 version 0.59 (06/24/2002):
4 * Hungarian translation added (Thanks, Sutto Zoltan)
5 * Swedish translation updated (Thanks, Christian Rose)
6 * Spanish translation updated (Thanks, Alex)
7 * Traditional Chinese translation updated (Thanks, Paladin Liu)
8 * Czech translation added (Thanks, Honza)
9 * Polish translation updated (Thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
10 * Squashed a bug in buddy right-click menu handling
11 that crashed Gaim. In the process: found and
12 eliminated some memory leaks.
13 * Fixed a significant applet leak
14 * Can now change Jabber password on server (Thanks,
16 * Certain types of Jabber presence errors no longer
17 falsely show a buddy on-line. Instead now a "broken
18 light-bulb" icon is shown and the error status is
19 available via "Get Away Msg" (Thanks and a tip o'
20 the hat to Christian Hammond for the graphic)
21 * Conversation struct has pointer to toolbar (thanks Brent
22 Priddy and Paul Miller)
23 * Zephyr fixes (thanks, Arun A. Tharuvai)
24 * Aliases in buddy ticker
25 * Perl scripts can play Gaim sounds (thanks Andrew Rodland)
26 * Internal sounds can be played by commands (thanks Lex Spoon)
27 * Auto-login item in applet menu (thanks Chris Boyle)
28 * Fixed MSN "Unkown Error Code", "Already there", and
29 "Already in opposite list" errors
30 * Changed "Play sound" button to "Mute" button
31 * You can now have "reserved" chars in IM and proxy passwords
32 * Jabber now has typing notification (Thanks, Nathan Walp)
33 * Improved support for Jabber resources (Thanks, Nathan Walp)
34 * Fixed problem with Gaim crashing on non-ASCII Jabber buddy
35 aliases (Jabber "name" attribute) chars (Thanks, Ho-seok Lee)
36 * Plugged memory leaks in Jabber plug-in
37 * Fixed problem with Jabber away status not being propagated to
38 conference rooms for jabberd (server) v1.4.2 and above
39 * Chat room buddy lists are now sorted independent of case
40 * Added capability for protocol-specific edit buddy menu entries
41 * Can now remove a Jabber buddy roster item from the server
43 * Gaim can now handle messages from Mac ICQ and Miranda ICQ
44 (Thanks, Mark Doliner)
45 * Added Mozilla to browser options and changed KFM to
47 * Can now set the server and port for MSN and Napster
48 * MSN Internationalization (Thanks Felipe Contreras and
49 countless, countless others)
50 * E-mail addresses are no longer truncated when there is a '.' at
53 version 0.58 (05/13/2002):
54 * Bulgarian translation added (Thanks, Igel Itzo)
55 * Traditional Chinese translation added (Thanks, Paladin Liu)
56 * Better applet transparency
57 * Option to raise buddy list on signons/signoffs
58 * Formatting of incoming MSN messages
59 * Get Info from menu multiple-account-aware (thanks
61 * Hide and unhide functions for the filectl plugin.
63 * Added helpful stuff to the Help menu.
64 * Self-aliasing from the account editor.
65 * Better selection in GtkIMHtml (Thanks Ben Miller)
66 * A warning when your OSCAR buddy list is too long
67 (Thanks, Mark Doliner)
68 * ICQ status messages in OSCAR (Thanks, Mark Doliner)
69 * Play sound when your name is said in a chat
70 * Approval dialog for Jabber when somebody wants to
71 subscribe to user's presence. Also gives user the
72 opportunity to add that buddy if not already on the
74 * Jabber "Change buddy group" roster synchronization now
75 works again. (This was unknowingly broken when the
76 "out-sourced" Jabber libs were upgraded in 0.56)
77 * Invalid Jabber I.D.'s no longer crash Gaim. User now
78 notified with pop-up's.
79 * Jabber Buddy sign-on time support, added in 0.57,
80 removed until and unless and inconsistency can be
81 resolved. (Thanks, Nathan Walp)
82 * Bug-fix for potential buffer overflow in Jabber
83 plugin. (Thanks, rwscott)
84 * Tempfiles used for secure MSN/HotMail login (added in
85 0.57) are now themselves created securely.
86 * Secure MSN logins (added in 0.57) no longer blow up
88 * Timezone support improved.
90 version 0.57 (04/25/2002):
91 * New authorization method for Yahoo!
92 * Polish translation updated (Thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
93 * Jabber will tell you when your buddies signed on (Thanks
95 * Danish translation added (Thanks, Sarauw Hansen)
96 * Finnish translation update (Thanks, Tero Kuusela)
97 * Japanese translation added (Thanks, Ryosuke Kutsuna)
98 * Jabber improvements (Thanks, Nathan Walp)
99 * More keyboard shortcuts
100 * event_chat_recv takes char**'s, and event_im_recv takes
102 * Secure hotmail login for MSN (thanks for the tips,
105 version 0.56 (04/11/2002):
106 * German translation update (Thanks Karsten Weiss)
107 * Shell-like send history binded to Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down
108 * Russian Translation Updated (thanks Grigory Bakunov)
109 * libjabber upgraded to most recent stable version
110 * Buddylist looks a little better
111 * Fixed MSN privacy settings
112 * Group deletion fix (Thanks Mark Doliner)
113 * Alias/Group syncronization for Jabber (Thanks JSeymour)
114 * Fixed broken signal handling in gdm-started GNOME sessions
115 (Thanks Jim Seymour, Vann, Robert McQueen)
116 * Oscar group syncronization (Thanks, Mark Doliner)
117 * ICQ Authorization via Oscar (Thanks, Mark Doliner)
119 version 0.55 (03/29/2002):
120 * Jabber improvements (Thanks Jim Seymour)
121 * Various sound cleanups (Thanks Robert McQueen)
122 * Login process shown in single window (Thanks Michael
124 * Can reorder your accounts in the account editor (Thanks
126 * Updated Dutch translation
127 * Shows "mobile" icon for Oscar buddies using mobile
128 devices (Thanks Mark Doliner)
129 * Updated Polish Translation (Thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
130 * Fixed bug in MSN smilies that crashed PPC (and other?) platforms
131 * Updated Spanish Translation (Thanks Amaya)
132 * Updated French translation
133 * Updated Finnish translation (Thanks Tero Kuusela)
134 * HTTP Proxy settings now HTTP compliant (Thanks Robert McQueen)
135 * Speling corections (Thanks Tero Kuusela)
136 * Oscar list icon fixes (Thanks Mark Doliner)
137 * Oscar idle times work again (Thanks Mark Doliner)
138 * Protocol icons on Edit Buddies tab (Thanks Christian Hammond)
140 version 0.54 (03/14/2002):
141 * Compiles without GdkPixbuf again
142 * GtkIMHtml will refresh when you set a new GTK+ theme
143 * Improved Yahoo! typing notification (thanks Brian Macke)
144 * Prompt to authorize MSN buddies who added you while you
145 were offline (Thanks Jason Willis)
146 * Option to globally disable Buddy Icon animation (Thanks
149 * Yahoo! will tell you when your buddies are playing Yahoo!
150 games and give you the ability to join them
151 * Yahoo! can receive offline messages
152 * IRC can do DCC chat.
153 * IRC will convert HTML formatting to mIRC formatting.
154 * Buddylist tab placement option (Thanks Jason Willis)
155 * Protocol specific smiley faces
156 * Italian translation added
159 version 0.53 (02/28/2002):
160 * Updated Polish Translation (thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
161 * Slovak translation added (Thanks Daniel Rezny)
162 * Minor bug fixes re: queued away messages
163 * Better buddy icon transparency (for real this time ;-))
164 * Ability to change formatting of Oscar screen name
165 * Better selection in HTML widget (Thanks BMiller)
166 * New icons for ICQ (Thanks Kevin Miller)
167 * Editable buddy pounces (Thanks Jason Willis)
168 * Server side buddy lists in Oscar (Thanks KingAnt :-))
169 * Fix for the chatlist plugin
170 * Typing Notification (AIM Direct Connect, Yahoo, MSN)
171 * IM Images (Receive Only)
172 * Prettier GtkImHtml selection
174 version 0.52 (02/17/2002):
175 * Better buddy icon transparency (thanks SeanEgan)
176 * Updated Polish Translation (thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
177 * Fixed a little bug with connecting via proxy (thanks
178 for reminding me of this, Manish Singh)
179 * Updated Simplified Chinese Translation (Thanks Rocky S. Lee)
180 * Updated German Translation (Thanks Karsten Weiss)
181 * Yahoo! Messenger works again
183 * Can register a new user with a Jabber Server (JSeymour)
184 * Can now set Jabber vCards (JSeymour)
185 * Jabber vCards are now shown in their entirety (JSeymour)
186 * Various jabber bug fixes/enhancements (JSeymour)
188 version 0.51 (01/24/2002):
189 * Arrow buttons in log viewer and some other dialogs
190 work (thanks Ben Miller)
191 * Option to only send auto-response while idle (thanks
193 * Control time between sending auto-responses (thanks
195 * Should be able to sign on to Oscar using Mac OS X
196 (thanks Fingolfin, Vincas Ciziunas, et al.)
197 * Finnish translation added (Thanks Tero Kuusela)
198 * Updated French Translation (Thanks sebfrance)
200 version 0.50 (12/14/2001):
201 * Updated polish translation (Thanks Przemyslaw Sulek)
202 * Able to import GnomeICU contact lists
203 * Galeon as browser option (Thanks Rob McQueen)
204 * IRC /list, /invite (Thanks Sean Egan)
205 * Added swedish translation (Thanks Christian Rose)
206 * Option to have IMs and Chats tabbed in same window
207 * Finally put the lagmeter plugin out of its misery and
208 removed it. (/me dances on its grave.)
210 version 0.49 (11/29/2001):
211 * Can compile against GTK+ 2.0 (version 1.3.10/1.3.11)
212 * Confirm before removing buddies
213 * Updated Russian translation (thanks Grigory Bakunov)
214 * Updated Korean translation (thanks Ho-seok Lee, also for
216 * Updated Dutch translation (thanks Floris Eshuis)
217 * Yahoo updates (thanks Brian Macke)
219 * Zephyr updates (thanks Arun A Tharuvai)
220 * Gadu-Gadu updates (thanks Arkadiusz Miskiewicz)
221 * Option to show aliases in conversation tabs
222 * Option to hide windows after sending messages
223 * licq2gaim.pl conversion script (thanks Arturo Cisneros, Jr.)
225 version 0.48 (11/18/2001):
226 * Right-click on links to open/copy URL
228 * Oscar can send/receive offline messages in ICQ. Since the "real"
229 ICQ protocol isn't working too well it's recommended that you
232 version 0.47 (11/01/2001):
233 * Better font loading (pays attention to charset now)
234 (thanks Arkadiusz Miskiewicz)
235 * Better recoding in Gadu-Gadu (thanks Arkadiusz Miskiewicz)
236 * Open Mail button for when you get new mail (Yahoo and MSN)
237 * New buddy pounce option: Popup Notification
238 * When adding a buddy, the groups list now updates when you switch
240 * When creating a new buddy pounce, gaim now automagically
241 selects "on away" or "on idle", if the user is away
243 * Add Opera to the available browsers (thanks Brian Enigma)
244 * Improved log viewer (thanks to Ben Miller)
245 * When you are queueing away messages, double clicking on
246 a buddy's name will cause the messages for that name to be
248 * You can choose which sound player you use at run-time
250 * When someone adds you to their buddy list, it asks if you want
251 to add them as well (Yahoo, ICQ, and MSN) (thanks Nathan Walp)
252 * Option to grey idle buddies (thanks Nathan Walp)
253 * MSN Privacy Options
254 * In MSN you can set a person's alias to their "friendly name" by
255 right-click on their name while they're online.
257 * The usual bug fixes and memory leak plugs
258 * Added Dutch translation
259 * Updated Korean translation
261 version 0.46 (10/18/2001):
262 * New applet icons (courtesy David Raeman)
263 * ICQ works on big-endian platforms, e.g. sparc and ppc
264 (thanks to Nathan Walp and Ben Miller)
265 * Better applet icon drawing (thanks to Ari Pollak)
266 * An extraordinary number of bug fixes
267 * Updated Korean translation
268 * Ability to stop animation on buddy icons, restart animation,
269 hide certain buddy icons, and save people's buddy icons, all
270 through a right-click menu
271 * Event handlers in perl passed arguments as elements of
272 an array rather than all concatenated as a string, making
273 perl much easier to use (thanks Dennis Lambe Jr.)
274 * Can pass an argument to timeout_handlers in perl
275 (thanks Artem Litvinovich)
276 * Redesigned Modify Account window (thanks Sean Egan)
277 * Add buddy dialog now lets you select which protocol
279 * Pressing 'signon' on the first screen for accounts that
280 do not require passwords no longer incorrectly displays
283 version 0.45 (10/04/2001):
284 * New plugin event: event_chat_send_invite
285 * Major updates to the perl system (reread PERL-HOWTO and
287 * Major updates to event_chat_* events for plugins (reread
289 * Some GtkIMHtml improvements
291 * Nick Highlighting in chat
292 * Tab-completion for nicks in chat (thanks to Sean Egan)
293 * Large internal reworkings
294 * New Protocol: Gadu-Gadu, written by Arkadiusz Miskiewicz
295 * Can choose buddy icon to send (for Oscar)
296 * New Translation: Polish translation by Przemysaw Suek
298 version 0.44 (09/20/2001):
299 * More sane scaling of buddy icons (intelligently scale to
300 either 48x48 or 50x50 depending on icon)
301 * Have you ever had it happen where you cancel a login and
302 Gaim starts using all the available processing power? I
304 * Temporarily removed Jabber user registration, which wasn't
306 * Added a spiffy Help button
307 * Wrote a plugin for all those people who miss having the
308 chat rooms in their buddy lists (chatlist.so)
310 * Added drop down selection to chat invitation
311 * Improved the look of the chat invitation dialog
312 * Improved the look of the proxy preferences
313 * event_im_recv and event_im_display_rcvd passed whether
314 the message received was auto-response (see SIGNALS)
315 * IRC fixes (largly copied from X-Chat)
316 * Internal change to how preferences are stored
318 * Option to hide buddy icons
320 version 0.43 (09/06/2001):
321 * Updated German Translation (thanks Daniel Seifert)
322 * Can change friendly name in MSN again
324 * Auto-reconnect plugin has exponential timeout (i.e. it
325 tries after 8 seconds, then 16, then 32, etc. up to 17
327 * Removed file transfer things from Napster. It didn't work
328 well anyway. It'll be back eventually. (Does anyone even
329 use napster anymore?)
331 version 0.11.0-pre15 (08/28/2001):
333 * Fixed a little segfault when images are links
334 * Redid the about box again.
335 * Fixed a nice little bug with the manual browser command
336 * Oscar Unicode fix (Thanks John Matthews)
337 * Added Russian Translation
338 * Can select which protocols are compiled statically
339 (e.g.: ./configure --with-static-prpls=oscar,jabber)
340 * New plugin events: event_im_displayed_sent and
341 event_im_displayed_rcvd. Use these to change messages after
342 they're displayed (e.g. encrypt sent messages, or send
343 auto-responses and have them display locally properly)
344 * Updated French Translation (thanks sebfrance)
345 * Can use Arts for sound (thanks Tom Dyas)
347 version 0.11.0-pre14 (06/17/2001):
348 * Fixed a segfault with Oscar's account confirmation
350 * Updated the German translation (Thanks, Dominik)
352 * Some HTML widget changes
353 * Can specify hosts/ports for Yahoo (thanks Jeremy Brooks)
356 version 0.11.0-pre13 (06/06/2001):
357 * Can view/set chat topic in Jabber (thanks faceprint)
358 * The napster plugin no longer segfaults on invalid names
360 * HTML is properly stripped from away messages in protocols that
361 do not use HTML. (thanks, faceprint)
362 * Can view/set chat topic in IRC
363 * MSN properly escapes outgoing messages
364 * Much needed updates to the gaim man page (thanks, Sean Egan)
366 version 0.11.0-pre12 (05/29/2001):
367 * Fixed a funny bug with auto responses when queued messages
369 * Redesigned the Font Options preference page
370 * Improved Jabber chat support (it whispers now, too)
371 * Zephyr can do Subscriptions now (thanks to nsanch)
372 * Auto-recon plugin got reworked
374 * Some new pixmaps (Thanks, DennisR).
375 * Fixed a segfault in IRC (Thanks Sean Egan)
376 * MSN can now change your 'friendly name' (Thanks for the
377 packet logs, aechols)
378 * More IRC improvements [colors, etc] (Thanks Sean Egan)
379 * Improved proxy options
380 * Fixed a small issue with HTML not being stripped from
381 log files properly (Thanks, faceprint and David Stoddard)
382 * Can turn on/off Yahoo! Mail announcements
383 * Can force messages through the server for ICQ (use this if
384 you have problems sending)
385 * Can receive buddy icons in Oscar (requires gdk_pixbuf,
386 which GNOME depends on. If you --disable-pixbuf, it will
388 * Redesigned plugins dialog (thanks Mike Heffner)
390 version 0.11.0-pre11 (04/30/2001):
391 * Zephyr updates and additions, thanks Neil Sanchala (nsanch)
392 * Jabber can send/accept chat invites (due to mid)
393 * MSN has the option to notify you of new hotmail
395 * Fixed a problem with ADD requests in MSN
396 * Fixed a small memory leak with MSN
397 * Moved MSN's spammy debug output into debug_printf's
398 * Can rename groups/buddies in the Edit Buddies pane
399 (thanks Neil Sanchala)
400 * Some perl updates (thanks to Sean Egan)
401 * IRC got the following slash commands:
402 op, deop, voice, devoice, mode, raw, quote, and kick (thanks
404 * MSN Properly handles URL decoding of 'friendly' names
405 * Redesigned Preferences pages (design by DennisR)
406 * Can select where tabs are for tabbed IM/Chat windows
407 * Option to queue away messages while away
408 * Jabber got good updates (from faceprint)
409 * Oh yes, and Oscar works, yet again. (gee... that's what, 4
410 releases that have "fixed" it now?)
412 version 0.11.0-pre10 (04/13/2001):
413 * Many, many bug fixes
414 * Can choose to not send away auto-response (thanks phzzzt)
415 * Uh... Oscar works? For now?
416 * IRC Plugin can do whois (right click and info)
417 * IRC Plugin got away message support
418 * Gaim blist to WinAIM blt perl script (courtesy Andy Harrison)
419 * Sound on buddy pounce (Thanks Andrew Echols)
420 * Can view all group chats in one tabbed window (same keybindings
421 as for tabbed normal conversations)
422 * More Protocol plugins:
423 Zephyr (plugins/zephyr) (DON'T USE THIS unless you know
424 what it is and why you'd want to use it)
426 version 0.11.0-pre9 (03/26/2001):
427 * Can register Jabber accounts (load the Jabber plugin and click
428 Register on the login window)
429 * GtkIMHtml handles themes (no background pixmaps though) (thanks
431 * URLS Linkify properly in Buddy chats
432 * Jabber compiles better on Solaris?
433 * Gaim works with Oscar Again (Huge thanks to Adam Fritzler of
436 version 0.11.0-pre8 (03/23/2001):
437 * Fixed a problem with MSN not detecting signoffs and buddy updates.
438 * Implemented away options in MSN
439 * Alt-[1-9] to go to [1-9]th pane in tabbed convo window
440 * Jabber fixes, Oscar fixes (!), Yahoo fixes, TOC fixes
441 * Can use Alt to access menu, and Ctl-char for certain actions
443 * Oscar blocking works (?)
444 * MSN can see status of other users
446 version 0.11.0-pre7 (03/16/2001):
447 * Can build RPMs as non-root
448 * New yahoo library (can use HTTP proxy)
449 * Command-line arg to specify config file (thanks Jason Boerner)
450 * Can view all conversations in one tabbed window (Control-[ and
451 Control-] move left and right respectively; Control-Tab moves
452 to the next unread, or the next tab if there are no unread tabs)
453 * Tooltips on links work again
454 * Can log system notices: signons/signoffs, awayness and idleness
455 (thanks Andrew Echols)
459 version 0.11.0-pre6 (03/06/2001):
460 * Fixed bug with NAS support
461 * Napster plugin is included again
462 (Thanks for pointing out that it was missing,
464 * Oscar can: search by email, request confirmation, change password
467 * Faster HTML parsing/rendering
469 version 0.11.0-pre5 (02/26/2001):
471 * ICQ Alias problem fixed
472 * Negative times fixed
473 * Cannot create blank away messages/messages with blank titles
474 * Can right-click Edit Buddies list to alias/add pounce/etc.
475 * Ability to independently set accounts as away
476 * Can use all away states for ICQ, Yahoo (N/A, Be Right Back, etc.)
477 * Fixed hanging trees
478 * Can close windows by hitting 'Esc' (optional)
480 * Can toggle timestamps by hitting F2 (optional)
481 * Rewritten file transfer for TOC
483 * Log Viewer (courtesy BMiller)
484 * Can save conversation history
485 * Napster can kinda sorta download files sometimes :)
486 * You can activate IDs in Yahoo
487 * ICQ upgraded to use icqlib 1.1.5
490 * ICQ upgraded to use icqlib 1.1.0
491 * An enormous amount of bug fixes
492 * Even More Protocol Plugins:
493 Jabber (plugins/jabber)
494 Napster (plugins/napster.c)
495 * Fixed a segfault with 'Ignore new conversations while away'
497 version 0.11.0-pre3 (12/15/2000):
498 * Away messages arranged alphabetically (Thanks Justin)
499 * More GUI adjustments
500 * Can optionally run command to play sound files
501 * Icons for ICQ plugin (blatently stolen from GnomeICU)
502 * Icons for Yahoo plugin (not-so-blatently stolen from GTKYahoo)
503 * Optionally display warning level next to name in buddy list
504 * Optionally ignore fonts on incoming messages
505 * Command-line option to automatically set yourself as
506 away upon signon (thanks bmiller)
507 * Buddy list backups now stored in ~/.gaim/SN.protocol.blist (gaim will
508 move the old file for you). Needed for when you have the same name on
509 two different protocols. (Oscar and TOC share the same file.)
510 * More Protocol plugins:
513 version 0.11.0-pre2 (12/04/2000):
514 * Fixed a segfault with a bad util.c
516 version 0.11.0-pre1 (12/03/2000):
517 * Multiple connections
522 * Logs now stored to ~/.gaim/logs rather than ~/.gaim/SN/
523 * User configurable sounds
524 * Scroll bar now functions properly in chat room user lists
525 * X-Idle support added (thanks bmiller and bryner)
526 * small change in the way away messages are displayed
527 (Thanks Ryan C. Gordon)
528 * Plugin system uses GModule now (improves portability, adds features)
529 (Requires recompile and probably modifications of most plugins)
530 * Perl got updates (reread plugins/PERL-HOWTO)
531 * Spell checker now uses gtkspell
532 * Auto-Away (thanks, yet again, to bmiller ;)
533 * More buddy pounce options
534 * Various GUI improvements
536 version 0.10.3 (10/09/2000):
537 * Segfault when viewing user info fixed
538 * libdb problem fixed
540 version 0.10.2 (10/07/2000):
541 * A few fixes to the URL parser.
542 * Better placement of smiley dialog
543 * Improved log file readibility
544 * Code cleanups (thanks kylev)
545 * Fixed problem when closing away message box (thanks bmiller)
546 * sprintf() problem on some systems
547 * Various small bug fixes
549 version 0.10.1 (09/15/2000):
550 * Better chatroom logging
551 * Oscar works again. Pay no attention to Slashdot.
552 * gtkhtml handles background colours better.
553 * A third conversation window display preference.
554 * Better support for things like Sawfish
556 version 0.10.0 (09/11/2000):
557 * New Smiley Faces and Pixmaps added.
558 * Smiley faces now properly wrap in the conversation windows.
560 * Fixed 0-byte file segfault.
561 * Borderless buttons (for that cool pop-up look)
562 * Fixed some resizing bugs
563 * Added Ctrl+{B/I/U/S} hotkeys to conversation windows.
564 * Added Ctrl+(number) hotkeys to insert smileys in conversation windows.
565 * Support for %n, %d, and %t in away messages. Thanks bmiller!
567 * Redesigned preferences dialog
568 * Redesigned conversation dialog
569 * Removed the Lag-O-Meter (Lag-O-Meter is now a plugin)
570 * Socks 4/5 Proxy works
571 * Buddy Pounces are now saved in .gaimrc
572 * Buddy Chats are now saved in .gaimrc
573 * Ability to merge gaim, aim2, aim4 buddylists. Thanks again bmiller!
574 * ICQ-style aliases. This lets you change the name you see your buddy
575 as. For example, if your buddy's SN is 'CouldntGetMyName', you can
576 alias him as 'Loser'.
577 * Compile with GNOME bits if available
578 * Added GNOME Url Handler as an available web-browser
579 * Added the S html tag.
580 * Optionally Ignore TiK's Automated Messages
581 * Option to beep instead of play sound
582 * New icons for panel (depends on some GNOME pixmaps)
583 * Perl scripting. See plugins/PERL-HOWTO for how to write perl scripts.
584 All .pl files in ~/.gaim are autoloaded when gaim starts.
585 * HTML widget is faster, more stable
587 version 0.9.20 (07/14/2000):
588 * More plugin events, more plugin features
589 * French (fr), Spanish (es), Simplified Chinese (zh_CN), Korean (kr)
591 * Run-time OSCAR support
592 * Added buddy list ticker (See prefs/Appearance). Clicking on a
593 name will cause a new or previous IM window to display for
595 * "You are sending messages too quickly" error is now fixed
596 when you have a large buddylist.
597 * Fixed the LC_ALL compile problem on Solaris boxes
598 * Fixed PPC and ARM compile problem with oscar.c
599 * Smileys work better, and don't cause font attributes to drop
600 * Dialog windows are now prettier
601 * /me in IM window; font/color dialogs and smileys in chat window
603 version 0.9.19 (06/09/2000):
604 * Graphical Smiley Faces
605 * Applet got a bit of a makeover (inside & out)
606 * Compile-time options affect Preferences dialog
607 * Whispering in chat works (does anyone even use this?)
608 * HTML-tag buttons in chat
609 * Chat got all kinds of new features (like IRC-sytle /me)
610 * Chat in oscar works much better
612 * Fixed the segfault when your server-side config is null
615 version 0.9.18 (06/02/2000):
616 * Logging in works better for oscar
617 * Double error bug when sending message to an offline user is
619 * Pressing enter once again sends a message in buddy chatrooms (oops)
620 * More fixes for the change on the AOL sign-on process.
621 * Fixed bug where Gaim sometimes doesn't find a font to use.
622 * Per-conversation font and color dialogs (thanks fflewddur)
623 * Chat in oscar works (somewhat)
624 * Even more fixes for the sign-on process, and now you don't flash when
625 setting permit/deny lists.
627 version 0.9.17 (05/31/2000):
628 * Automagic feature to check for new versions has been removed
629 * Infinite loop bug fixed
631 version 0.9.16: (05/31/2000)
632 * Paned buddy chat window (Thanks Syd)
633 * Buddy lists (and changes) are cached to ~/.gaim/<sn>.blist
634 where <sn> is your screen name. If for some reason, you log
635 into the AOL server and the buddy list comes back empty, we
636 check for a cache file, and, if we find one, read it in. This
637 essentially implements recovery from a server crash at AOL
638 (AOL does not back up machines that contain TOC-based buddy
639 lists, unfortunately). (Thanks Syd)
640 * Font selection dialog
641 * Small changes to the Oscar/libfaim stuff (see libfaim/README.gaim)
642 * SOCKS v4 Proxy support
643 * Better proxy support overall (you can get people's info now! :) )
644 * Two-way file transfer (you can get and send files, but you still
645 can't initiate either)
646 * Fixed font problem with Misconfigured X-Servers. Thanks Decklin!
647 * Fixed the No Configuration problem that came about today (5/31)
649 version 0.9.15: (05/06/2000)
650 * Plugin support enabled by default (oops)
651 * Some plugins built/installed by default
652 * Option to automagically check for new releases
653 * Ability to receive files (one-way file transfer)
654 * In-line spell checker (thanks to Torrey Searle of the
655 Everybuddy Devel team for this one)
658 * Numerous Fixes by G. Sumner Hayes (buffer over flow patches,
660 * Paned Conversation Windows (Thanks Syd)
661 * Raise Window On Message Received, Fixed (Thanks Syd)
662 * When multiple screen names, Gaim now correctly remembers the name
664 * FONT sizes now work correctly.
665 * PLUGIN SUPPORT!! (Lots of cool goodies here)
666 * Fixed another leak or two
667 * Added ability to change your screenname password
670 version 0.9.13 (03/27/2000):
671 * Dialog Box Segfault Fixed (When You Click A Toggle Then Cancel)
672 * Double Log-Out Message Fixed
673 * GNOME compile error fixed
674 * Away Message Problem Fixed
675 * Fixed URL Right Click Menus
676 * Conversation Loggin now shows Full Date and Time
677 * Internal Change to Buddy List
679 version 0.9.12 (03/25/2000):
680 * Segfault fix for PPC/Alpha/etc machines with log(0)
681 Thanks to Todd Cohen for this one.
682 * Small internal change to the way prefs work
683 * GNOME Applet support works better
684 (thanks to Eric Warmenhoven for the patch)
685 * Support for displaying true type fonts
686 * Lag-O-Meter does not send lag-test if not selected
687 * Fixed problem with saving away messages which contain spaces
689 * Various GNOME Applet Enhancements (thanks AGAIN to
690 Eric. Someone needs to stop this boy :-) )
691 * A lot of random, obscure bugs fixed
692 * All of the major and I believe all of the minor memory leaks are
694 (Thanks to Peter Teichman, Larry Ewing, Jeramey Crawford, and me)
696 version 0.9.11 (03/22/2000):
697 * <STRIKE>Strike Tag Support</STRIKE> :-)
698 * Another memory leak fix
700 * Better support for multiple screen names
702 * Saving of buddylist window position
703 * Fixed a problem with Gaim and the Netscape-branded version
705 * New Sound Properties
706 * More General Properties
707 * Bigger Text-Entry field (Thanks to CrazyDavy for this one)
708 * Various Random Bug fixes
710 version 0.9.10 (11/03/1999):
711 * Fixed a nasty memory leak. No more 40M Gaim processes. LOL
712 * IDLE Times are displayed in a neater fashion.
714 version 0.9.9 (10/31/1999):
715 * A little selection bug has been squished
716 * Small memory leak fixed
717 * Small network fix (problem with HTTP Proxy fixed?)
718 * Proxy stuff should work now :)
719 * Widget table support, dir info looks nicer
720 * Info box looks nicer (thanks to Decklin Foster)
721 * Client now 'corrects' time values from the server for accurate
723 * Lag-O-Meter (ala Drunken Jim)
726 version 0.9.8 (10/04/1999):
727 * HTTP Proxy Support (No SOCKS yet)
728 * HTML Widget more robust
729 * Graphical Debug Window
730 * Buddylist bug fixed
731 * Some logging fixes and improvements
732 * configurable host/port selection
733 * Clickable Links in buddy chat
735 * Display Signon/Signoff messages in conversation windows
736 * Option to strip HTML from logged messages
737 * GNOME cleanups (It might work now haha)
738 * When viewing user info, URLS are converted to clickable links
741 version 0.9.7 (08/08/1999):
742 * Preliminary Oscar Support
743 * Fixed bad network bug
744 * Fixed some bad text rendering bugs in the HTML widget
745 * log all conversation names are now normalized.
746 * Fixed another bad network bug :)
747 * Multiple browser support, some Netscape buggies fixed.
748 * Permit/Deny preferences moved to 'Permit' pane on buddylist.
749 * Fixed problem with _, ', and \ in passwords
751 version 0.9.6 (08/01/1999):
752 * Fixed 'log all conversation' segfault
754 * Removed Xmu dependancies.
755 * Restructured network code
756 * ESD detection more robust.
757 * Sound fallbacks are MUCH more robust!
759 version 0.9.5 (07/25/1999):
760 * Fixed About Box SegFault
761 * Autologin Works with Applet
762 * Option to Show Buddy List after Signon with Applet
763 * 2048 character messages
764 * Away-Detection (shows a different icon on the buddy list)
765 * Fixed Segfault with messages > allowed size
766 * Added option to log all conversations
767 * Changed g_new to g_new0
768 * Buddy List: Right Click Menus
769 * Find Buddy By Email
771 * New HTML widget (Underline/Links/HRs)
772 * Updated Toolbar with 'Underline' Icon
773 * More Buddy Pounce Options
774 * Option to auto-change urls into clickable links (Under Prefs)
775 * Better Buddy Chat functionality
777 * Registration Information (Let Us Know Who You Are)
778 * Buddy Chat Prefs (Update Chatroom Lists)
780 * FAQ added to the distribution
781 * Sound problem with some systems fixed
783 * Autostart of Netscape on URL Click
784 * DnD Rearranging of Groups
785 * Better Netscape Functionality
786 * Right Click `URL' Menus
787 * DnD Rearranging of Buddies
788 * Script to convert win95 buddylist to gaim buddylist
789 * Added `Link/URL' button to conversation window
790 * ESD is now autodetected
791 * Not too important but we GNU-ified the source tree :)
793 version 0.8.0 (04/31/1999):
797 * Pixmaps for buttons
798 * Buddylist import/export
800 * Conversation Logging
801 * Coloured Text Selection
802 * Updated Preferences
806 * `Blocking' on conversation window
807 * Add/Remove buddy from conversation window
808 * Scroll-Wheel Mice work in Conversation Window
809 * Fixed WindowMaker Appicon
810 * Version Number in About Box
811 * Gaim Slogan in about box :)
812 * Created Changelog File :)