2 version 2.6.6 (??/??/2010):
3 * Installer translations for: Norwegian nynorsk
5 version 2.6.5 (01/08/2010):
8 version 2.6.4 (11/29/2009):
9 * Register URL handlers for everything that Windows knows about. Still
10 use the HTTP "open" handler for security reasons.
12 version 2.6.3 (10/16/2009):
15 version 2.6.2 (09/05/2009):
18 version 2.6.1 (08/18/2009):
21 version 2.6.0 (08/18/2009):
22 * Added XMPP URI support.
24 version 2.5.9 (08/18/2009):
25 * No changes and no win32 packages built.
27 version 2.5.8 (06/27/2009):
30 version 2.5.7 (06/20/2009):
33 version 2.5.6 (05/19/2009):
36 version 2.5.5 (03/01/2009):
37 * Remove the "Flash window when chat messages are received" pref from
38 the Windows Pidgin Options plugin - the Message Notification plugin
39 does this (and much more).
40 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.7
42 version 2.5.4 (01/12/2009):
43 * Fix the "Hang on Exit" issue that a number of users encountered.
44 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.6
46 version 2.5.3 (12/20/2008):
47 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.8 toolkit
48 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patch referenced in #7563
50 version 2.5.2 (10/19/2008):
51 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.12
52 This will resolve an issue with stuff in QQ appearing as "(NULL)"
54 version 2.5.1 (08/30/2008):
57 version 2.5.0 (08/18/2008):
58 * Don't install the GSSAPI SASL plugin on NT4 to avoid an error popup.
59 * Use the Kerberos for Windows libraries installed on the system (if
60 present) instead of including enough to load the plugin (Kfw still
61 needed to be installed for it to actually work before this change).
62 * Upgrade to Perl 5.10 (System Perl runtime must be upgraded for Perl
63 plugins to continue to work).
64 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.7 toolkit
66 version 2.4.3 (07/01/2008):
69 version 2.4.2 (05/17/2008):
72 version 2.4.1 (03/31/2008):
73 * Fix an issue preventing the Buddy List being raised when pidgin.exe
74 is run for a second time.
75 * Fix protocol handlers
76 * Fix AIM/ICQ usage of non-ASCII text with new Glib versions.
78 version 2.4.0 (02/29/2008):
79 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.8
80 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patches referenced at:
81 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=656718&aid=1626349&group_id=110565
82 * Build the xmpp protocol with SASL support (and include Cyrus SASL
85 version 2.3.1 (12/7/2007):
88 version 2.3.0 (11/24/2007):
89 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1 (This was actually included in 2.2.2, but
90 didn't get into the Changelog.)
91 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.5 toolkit
93 version 2.2.2 (10/23/2007):
94 * Updated gtkspell to include a patch to share Aspell dictionaries
95 among all the input fields to avoid excessive memory usage.
96 * Update libxml2 to 2.6.30
97 * Bonjour protocol now appears even if Bonjour for Windows isn't
98 present (displays message indicating Bonjour for Windows must be
99 installed if you try to log in and it isn't installed).
100 * libpurple now looks for a default prefs.xml in the COMMON_APPDATA
101 directory (e.g. \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\purple\prefs.xml)
102 similarly to how this is done on other platforms.
103 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1
105 version 2.2.1 (09/29/2007):
108 version 2.2.0 (09/13/2007):
109 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.11
110 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.2 toolkit
112 version 2.1.1 (08/20/2007):
115 version 2.1.0 (7/28/2007):
116 * Updated launcher application (pidgin.exe) to support portable mode
117 via `pidgin.exe --portable-mode` or by renaming the binary to
118 `pidgin-portable.exe`
119 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.13
121 version 2.0.2 (6/14/2007):
122 * Add Bonjour protocol support thanks to Chris Davies. This requires
123 Apple Bonjour for Windows from:
124 http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html
126 version 2.0.1 (5/24/2007):
129 version 2.0.0 (5/3/2007):
130 * URI Handler support added via `pidgin.exe --protocolhandler=`
131 * Running a second instance will popup the Buddy List, if possible.
132 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.11 (rev.b) (Win98/ME will need to use 2.6.10)
133 * The transparency plugin has been rewritten and enhanced.
134 * MSN open email bug fixed.
135 * Update SILC to use the 1.0.2 toolkit
136 * Lots of other things that I can't remember right now.
138 version 1.5.0 (8/11/2005):
139 * The installer now supports downloading and installing
140 spellchecking support.
141 * Environmental proxy settings will now default to the Internet Explorer
142 http proxy, if one is present.
143 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.9 (rev a). This includes:
144 GTK+ 2.6.9, Glib 2.6.6, Pango 1.8.2 and zlib 1.2.3
145 Upgrading is recommended as zlib 1.2.3 contains security fixes
147 version 1.4.0 (7/7/2005):
148 * On Windows XP or newer, the non-debug version of gaim will attempt
149 to use the existing console, if one is present, for debug output.
150 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.8 (rev a). This partially fixes the famed "No
151 Disk" error among other things.
153 version 1.3.1 (6/9/2005):
154 * Installer allows you to choose whether or not to put shortcuts on
155 the Desktop and Start Menu. Uninstall icon is no longer placed
157 * Fixed logging where the gaim home directory path is a UNC path.
159 version 1.3.0 (5/10/2005):
160 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.7 (rev a). This restores functionality on Windows
163 version 1.2.1 (4/3/2005):
166 version 1.2.0 (3/17/2005):
169 version 1.1.4 (2/24/2005):
172 version 1.1.3 (2/17/2005):
173 * SILC is currently no longer installed on Windows NT 4 systems. There
174 is an outstanding bug that causes no account to be able to connect.
175 Thanks to Lorne Nicol for helping track the issue down.
176 * Updated GTK+ to 2.6.2 (rev a)
177 GLib 2.6 introduces wrappers for stdio functions (fix to handle
180 version 1.1.2 (01/20/2005):
181 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.14 (rev a)
182 * Much prettier System Tray icons for Windows XP and greater.
183 (Thanks Jérôme Poulin and Alex Converse)
184 * Docking now works with multiple monitors.
186 version 1.1.1 (12/28/2004):
188 version 1.1.0 (12/02/2004):
189 * SILC protocol plugin added.
190 * Now checking GAIMLANG and GAIMHOME instead of LANG and HOME env
191 variables, to avoid conflicts with other apps that use them and
192 to avoid HOME env variables intended for cygwin (using unix style
194 * Both the installer and gaim now perform checks to see if an instance
195 of gaim is already running. Definition of GAIM_MULTI_INST env
196 variable turns this check off.
197 * Asynchronous host name resolution (Fixes unresponsive UI during slow
198 or unresponsive host name resolution).
200 version 1.0.3 (11/11/2004):
201 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.13 (rev a)
202 Includes fix for pango bug affecting some character sets, such as
206 version 1.0.2 (10/20/2004):
207 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.10 (rev b)
208 This revision updates glib to 2.4.7 and pango to 1.6.0, fixing the
209 dreaded 'UDP port pollution' and 'crash on symbol font' bugs
211 * Installer translations for: Albanian
213 version 1.0.1 (10/07/2004):
215 version 1.0.0 (09/17/2004):
216 * The "Start Gaim on Windows startup" setting is preserved
217 when Gaim is reinstalled (Daniel Atallah)
218 * Pasting HTML no longer adds linewrapping where it shouldn't
220 version 0.82.1 (08/27/2004):
221 * Update version of gtk checked by the installer
223 version 0.82 (08/26/2004):
224 * Selecting away messages using the system tray icon works
225 (Thanks François Gagné)
226 * Transparency plugin will save your settings again (Kevin Stange)
227 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.2
228 * Updated libpng to 1.2.6 (major security update)
229 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.7 (rev a)
234 version 0.81 (08/05/2004):
235 * Napster joins binary release (Thanks Kevin)
236 * Gaim's gtkspell build now makes use of pango's squigly underline
237 (Thanks Nathan Fredrickson and Daniel Atallah)
239 version 0.80 (07/15/2004):
240 * idletrack.dll now unloads properly when you quit Gaim in Windows
241 2000 or later, so the installer will no longer report an error
242 replacing or removing the file. (Andrew Whewell)
243 * Fixed a bug in the transparency plugin causing buddy list settings
244 to also apply to all conversation windows. (Kevin Stange)
245 * Only attempt to execute URIs with the schemas http, https,
247 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.1
248 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.3 (rev a)
249 * Installer translations for: Slovak
250 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.6
252 version 0.79 (06/24/2004):
254 version 0.78 (05/30/2004):
255 * Win32 transparency plugin now preserves transparency when dragging
256 conversation tabs (Kevin Stange).
257 * Installer translations for: Slovenian.
258 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev d): Now supports Gimp 2
260 version 0.77 (04/22/2004):
262 version 0.76 (04/01/2004):
263 * Ability to open files directly from file transfer window.
264 * Installer translations for: Russian, Polish, Finnish, Japanese
265 Hebrew and Norwegian.
266 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev c): glib updated to export needed
269 version 0.75 (01/09/2004):
270 * TCL plugin loader now working. Thanks Daniel Atallah.
271 * Installer translations for: Danish.
272 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev b): Fixes Clipboard bug, and includes
273 official move/size fix (Sizing responsiveness is a little slow).
275 version 0.74 (11/25/2003):
276 * Installer translations for: Czech.
278 version 0.73 (11/21/2003):
279 * Fix the close button on the first tab in each window.
280 * Fix for carriage return pileups in userinfo.
281 * Window flashing is back.
282 * Fix for gaim settings move bug (#838621).
283 * Update to NSIS v2.0 b4 final release.
284 * Ability to perform unattended installations.
285 * Installer translations for: Spanish.
287 version 0.72 (10/31/2003):
288 * Fix for bug #808562 - LANG needs to be set before gtk_init, when
289 setting text widgets to RTL or LTR.
290 * New dll hell avoidance policies.. hopefully this time as many bases
291 are covered as can be.
292 * Gtk-wimp is back (version 0.5.1). This version is supposed to be a
294 * Compatibility issues with dropline gtk installers are resolved.
296 version 0.71 (10/09/2003):
297 * Gtk-wimp theme removed.
298 * Installer translations for: Portuguese.
300 version 0.70 (09/28/2003):
301 * Fixed an icon caching bug which showed up after gaim's data dir was
302 moved in 0.69. Cached aim buddy icons were not showing up.
304 version 0.69 (09/24/2003):
305 * Perl plugin loader is back (now using perl58).
306 * Gaim now performs 'dll hell' check on startup.
307 * Using SHGetFolderPath to determine Gaim's app data directory.
308 * Installer translations for: Korean and Romanian.
309 * WinME installer bug fixed.
310 * Moving to GTK 2.2.4: Dead keysyms handled on the US-International
311 keyboard. Caps Lock bug fixed. Option to disable move/resize patch
312 (This is known to be buggy on XP).
313 * Gtk-wimp updated to 0.4.3
315 version 0.68 (09/01/2003):
316 * Installer translations for: Bulgarian and Traditional Chinese.
317 * No Perl plugin support, due to the re-write. (It should be back in
319 * Executable pounces now working (Thanks to Kevin Stange).
321 version 0.67 (08/14/2003):
322 * Installer translations for: Dutch, French, German, Hungarian,
323 Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Serbian (Latin) and
324 Simplified Chineese. Thanks to all of you who provided translations.
325 * The Buddy List can now be docked using Windows appbar features.
326 * Option to turn off Conversation Window flashing added.
327 * Gtk-wimp updated to 2.0 (improved XP support). Thanks to Raymond
329 * Moving to GTK 2.2.2: Floating tooltips fixed, move/resize bug fixed,
330 multi-monitor support added. This is a build of cvs gtk-2-2 branch
331 on 8/8/03 which includes my move/resize patch.
333 version 0.66 (07/18/2003):
334 * Windows files join the source distribution.
336 version 0.65 (07/16/2003):
337 * WinGaim plugins can now be built with gcc stabs debugging info,
338 allowing for more informative crash dumps.
339 * Buddy List DnD bug fixed.
340 * The systray code is now integrated into the docklet plugin, bringing
341 those nice docklet features to WinGaim.
343 version 0.64 (05/30/3003)
344 * Perl plugin support is back.. after the plugin api rewrite
345 * File transfer fixed for win32
347 version 0.63 (05/16/2003)
348 * Gaim installer re-written. Our own GTK+ installer is now bundled
349 with the Gaim installer (installs to the same location as the
350 dropline version). Installer gives user the choice to install one
351 of three GTK+ theme engines, including GTK-Wimp. Installations
352 should now work for all users on multi-user machines (including
353 guest accounts). No more DLL Hell. Sexier installer look (Thanks
355 * Language translations in the systray menu should now be displayed
357 * Fixed some bugs (Thanks Phroggie for debugging help).
359 version 0.60 (4/5/03)
360 * Fixed oscar protocol high cpu usage bug.
361 * Separated aspell from Gaim, and switched to aspell.net windows
362 installer. Gaim will function with or without aspell installation.
363 * Gaim installer no longer installs GTK+ runtime dlls. Gaim now
364 requires gtk-win installation (http://www.sf.net/projects/gtk-win)
365 * Updated Gaim installer to use modern UI.
366 * Drag and Drop Smiley theme installation works now.
367 * Fixed bug where TOC buddies where not showing up in the list.
369 version 0.60 alpha 5 (2/8/03)
370 * Buddy Icons no longer corrupted.
371 * Buddy & login window drift fixed.
372 * No more console window.
373 * File path related bugs fixed.
374 * Fixed disapearing systray icon bug, w/ failed signon.
375 * Fixed performance issue on some win machines due to Pango uniscribe
376 * Autoreconnect plugin works once more.
377 * Fixed windows idle reporting.
378 * Fixed MSN mail open.
380 version 0.60 alpha 4.1: (1/22/03)
381 * This was a bug fix release for the smiley redraw bug.
383 version 0.60 alpha 4: (12/29/02)
384 * Feature improvements for transparency plugin.
385 * Font properly set in gtkrc
386 * Gaim systray icon permanantly parked in systray, with different
387 icons for connected, disconnected and away.
388 * Right clickable menu for systray.
389 * Flashing conversation window on receiving an IM.
390 * Aspell installer allows user to set install path.
392 version 0.60 alpha 3: (11/8/02)
394 * Plugin for transparent conversation windows
395 * Gtkspell/aspell working
396 * IdleTracker added for Windows idle reporting.
397 * Nativewin gtk theme (using native windows fonts)
398 * New gaim and gaim-installer icons (Thanks Tux Racer)
400 version 0.60 alpha 2 (10/9/02):
401 * Perl functionality added
403 * Path issues fixed for Win9x
404 * Added g command line flag for logging of GTK and GLIB debugging.
405 * No more console in Win9x for glib logging (when not debugging).
406 * URL links now work.
407 * Plugins: autorecon, iconaway, spellchk and ticker now work.
408 * Language translations are working.
409 * Using GTK 2.0.6 (Some GTK bugs fixed since 2.0.3)
411 * gtkimhtml copying to clipboard works. Selecting text copies it to
413 * Gaim now minimizes to the system tray.
414 * Various other feature updates from the Gaim crew. Read ChangeLog :)
416 version 0.60 alpha 1 (9/13/2002):
417 * Initial alpha release