1 Starting with Pidgin version 2.7.1, this ChangeLog file will no longer be
2 updated. It will be kept in the source tree for historical reasons only.
4 version 2.7.1 (05/29/2010):
7 version 2.7.0 (05/12/2010):
8 * Updated GTK+ to 2.16.6
9 * Private GTK+ Runtime now used (GTK+ Installer no longer supported)
10 * Minimum required GTK+ version increased to 2.14.7
11 * Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME
12 (Millennium Edition), and Windows NT 4.0 longer supported due to GTK+
14 * Crash Report files (pidgin.RPT) are now generated in the ~/.purple
15 directory instead of the installation directory.
16 * NSS SSL Library upgraded to 3.12.5 (thanks to Berke Viktor)
17 * GtkSpell upgraded to 2.0.16, changing the spellchecking backend to
18 enchant. This means that myspell and hunspell (OpenOffice)
19 dictionaries can be used (previous versions' aspell dictionaries
22 version 2.6.6 (02/18/2010):
23 * Installer translations for: Norwegian nynorsk
25 version 2.6.5 (01/08/2010):
28 version 2.6.4 (11/29/2009):
29 * Register URL handlers for everything that Windows knows about. Still
30 use the HTTP "open" handler for security reasons.
32 version 2.6.3 (10/16/2009):
35 version 2.6.2 (09/05/2009):
38 version 2.6.1 (08/18/2009):
41 version 2.6.0 (08/18/2009):
42 * Added XMPP URI support.
44 version 2.5.9 (08/18/2009):
45 * No changes and no win32 packages built.
47 version 2.5.8 (06/27/2009):
50 version 2.5.7 (06/20/2009):
53 version 2.5.6 (05/19/2009):
56 version 2.5.5 (03/01/2009):
57 * Remove the "Flash window when chat messages are received" pref from
58 the Windows Pidgin Options plugin - the Message Notification plugin
59 does this (and much more).
60 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.7
62 version 2.5.4 (01/12/2009):
63 * Fix the "Hang on Exit" issue that a number of users encountered.
64 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.6
66 version 2.5.3 (12/20/2008):
67 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.8 toolkit
68 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patch referenced in #7563
70 version 2.5.2 (10/19/2008):
71 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.12
72 This will resolve an issue with stuff in QQ appearing as "(NULL)"
74 version 2.5.1 (08/30/2008):
77 version 2.5.0 (08/18/2008):
78 * Don't install the GSSAPI SASL plugin on NT4 to avoid an error popup.
79 * Use the Kerberos for Windows libraries installed on the system (if
80 present) instead of including enough to load the plugin (Kfw still
81 needed to be installed for it to actually work before this change).
82 * Upgrade to Perl 5.10 (System Perl runtime must be upgraded for Perl
83 plugins to continue to work).
84 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.7 toolkit
86 version 2.4.3 (07/01/2008):
89 version 2.4.2 (05/17/2008):
92 version 2.4.1 (03/31/2008):
93 * Fix an issue preventing the Buddy List being raised when pidgin.exe
94 is run for a second time.
95 * Fix protocol handlers
96 * Fix AIM/ICQ usage of non-ASCII text with new Glib versions.
98 version 2.4.0 (02/29/2008):
99 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.8
100 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patches referenced at:
101 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=656718&aid=1626349&group_id=110565
102 * Build the xmpp protocol with SASL support (and include Cyrus SASL
105 version 2.3.1 (12/7/2007):
108 version 2.3.0 (11/24/2007):
109 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1 (This was actually included in 2.2.2, but
110 didn't get into the Changelog.)
111 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.5 toolkit
113 version 2.2.2 (10/23/2007):
114 * Updated gtkspell to include a patch to share Aspell dictionaries
115 among all the input fields to avoid excessive memory usage.
116 * Update libxml2 to 2.6.30
117 * Bonjour protocol now appears even if Bonjour for Windows isn't
118 present (displays message indicating Bonjour for Windows must be
119 installed if you try to log in and it isn't installed).
120 * libpurple now looks for a default prefs.xml in the COMMON_APPDATA
121 directory (e.g. \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\purple\prefs.xml)
122 similarly to how this is done on other platforms.
123 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1
125 version 2.2.1 (09/29/2007):
128 version 2.2.0 (09/13/2007):
129 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.11
130 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.2 toolkit
132 version 2.1.1 (08/20/2007):
135 version 2.1.0 (7/28/2007):
136 * Updated launcher application (pidgin.exe) to support portable mode
137 via `pidgin.exe --portable-mode` or by renaming the binary to
138 `pidgin-portable.exe`
139 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.13
141 version 2.0.2 (6/14/2007):
142 * Add Bonjour protocol support thanks to Chris Davies. This requires
143 Apple Bonjour for Windows from:
144 http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html
146 version 2.0.1 (5/24/2007):
149 version 2.0.0 (5/3/2007):
150 * URI Handler support added via `pidgin.exe --protocolhandler=`
151 * Running a second instance will popup the Buddy List, if possible.
152 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.11 (rev.b) (Win98/ME will need to use 2.6.10)
153 * The transparency plugin has been rewritten and enhanced.
154 * MSN open email bug fixed.
155 * Update SILC to use the 1.0.2 toolkit
156 * Lots of other things that I can't remember right now.
158 version 1.5.0 (8/11/2005):
159 * The installer now supports downloading and installing
160 spellchecking support.
161 * Environmental proxy settings will now default to the Internet Explorer
162 http proxy, if one is present.
163 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.9 (rev a). This includes:
164 GTK+ 2.6.9, Glib 2.6.6, Pango 1.8.2 and zlib 1.2.3
165 Upgrading is recommended as zlib 1.2.3 contains security fixes
167 version 1.4.0 (7/7/2005):
168 * On Windows XP or newer, the non-debug version of gaim will attempt
169 to use the existing console, if one is present, for debug output.
170 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.8 (rev a). This partially fixes the famed "No
171 Disk" error among other things.
173 version 1.3.1 (6/9/2005):
174 * Installer allows you to choose whether or not to put shortcuts on
175 the Desktop and Start Menu. Uninstall icon is no longer placed
177 * Fixed logging where the gaim home directory path is a UNC path.
179 version 1.3.0 (5/10/2005):
180 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.7 (rev a). This restores functionality on Windows
183 version 1.2.1 (4/3/2005):
186 version 1.2.0 (3/17/2005):
189 version 1.1.4 (2/24/2005):
192 version 1.1.3 (2/17/2005):
193 * SILC is currently no longer installed on Windows NT 4 systems. There
194 is an outstanding bug that causes no account to be able to connect.
195 Thanks to Lorne Nicol for helping track the issue down.
196 * Updated GTK+ to 2.6.2 (rev a)
197 GLib 2.6 introduces wrappers for stdio functions (fix to handle
200 version 1.1.2 (01/20/2005):
201 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.14 (rev a)
202 * Much prettier System Tray icons for Windows XP and greater.
203 (Thanks Jérôme Poulin and Alex Converse)
204 * Docking now works with multiple monitors.
206 version 1.1.1 (12/28/2004):
208 version 1.1.0 (12/02/2004):
209 * SILC protocol plugin added.
210 * Now checking GAIMLANG and GAIMHOME instead of LANG and HOME env
211 variables, to avoid conflicts with other apps that use them and
212 to avoid HOME env variables intended for cygwin (using unix style
214 * Both the installer and gaim now perform checks to see if an instance
215 of gaim is already running. Definition of GAIM_MULTI_INST env
216 variable turns this check off.
217 * Asynchronous host name resolution (Fixes unresponsive UI during slow
218 or unresponsive host name resolution).
220 version 1.0.3 (11/11/2004):
221 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.13 (rev a)
222 Includes fix for pango bug affecting some character sets, such as
226 version 1.0.2 (10/20/2004):
227 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.10 (rev b)
228 This revision updates glib to 2.4.7 and pango to 1.6.0, fixing the
229 dreaded 'UDP port pollution' and 'crash on symbol font' bugs
231 * Installer translations for: Albanian
233 version 1.0.1 (10/07/2004):
235 version 1.0.0 (09/17/2004):
236 * The "Start Gaim on Windows startup" setting is preserved
237 when Gaim is reinstalled (Daniel Atallah)
238 * Pasting HTML no longer adds linewrapping where it shouldn't
240 version 0.82.1 (08/27/2004):
241 * Update version of gtk checked by the installer
243 version 0.82 (08/26/2004):
244 * Selecting away messages using the system tray icon works
245 (Thanks François Gagné)
246 * Transparency plugin will save your settings again (Kevin Stange)
247 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.2
248 * Updated libpng to 1.2.6 (major security update)
249 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.7 (rev a)
254 version 0.81 (08/05/2004):
255 * Napster joins binary release (Thanks Kevin)
256 * Gaim's gtkspell build now makes use of pango's squigly underline
257 (Thanks Nathan Fredrickson and Daniel Atallah)
259 version 0.80 (07/15/2004):
260 * idletrack.dll now unloads properly when you quit Gaim in Windows
261 2000 or later, so the installer will no longer report an error
262 replacing or removing the file. (Andrew Whewell)
263 * Fixed a bug in the transparency plugin causing buddy list settings
264 to also apply to all conversation windows. (Kevin Stange)
265 * Only attempt to execute URIs with the schemas http, https,
267 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.1
268 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.3 (rev a)
269 * Installer translations for: Slovak
270 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.6
272 version 0.79 (06/24/2004):
274 version 0.78 (05/30/2004):
275 * Win32 transparency plugin now preserves transparency when dragging
276 conversation tabs (Kevin Stange).
277 * Installer translations for: Slovenian.
278 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev d): Now supports Gimp 2
280 version 0.77 (04/22/2004):
282 version 0.76 (04/01/2004):
283 * Ability to open files directly from file transfer window.
284 * Installer translations for: Russian, Polish, Finnish, Japanese
285 Hebrew and Norwegian.
286 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev c): glib updated to export needed
289 version 0.75 (01/09/2004):
290 * TCL plugin loader now working. Thanks Daniel Atallah.
291 * Installer translations for: Danish.
292 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev b): Fixes Clipboard bug, and includes
293 official move/size fix (Sizing responsiveness is a little slow).
295 version 0.74 (11/25/2003):
296 * Installer translations for: Czech.
298 version 0.73 (11/21/2003):
299 * Fix the close button on the first tab in each window.
300 * Fix for carriage return pileups in userinfo.
301 * Window flashing is back.
302 * Fix for gaim settings move bug (#838621).
303 * Update to NSIS v2.0 b4 final release.
304 * Ability to perform unattended installations.
305 * Installer translations for: Spanish.
307 version 0.72 (10/31/2003):
308 * Fix for bug #808562 - LANG needs to be set before gtk_init, when
309 setting text widgets to RTL or LTR.
310 * New dll hell avoidance policies.. hopefully this time as many bases
311 are covered as can be.
312 * Gtk-wimp is back (version 0.5.1). This version is supposed to be a
314 * Compatibility issues with dropline gtk installers are resolved.
316 version 0.71 (10/09/2003):
317 * Gtk-wimp theme removed.
318 * Installer translations for: Portuguese.
320 version 0.70 (09/28/2003):
321 * Fixed an icon caching bug which showed up after gaim's data dir was
322 moved in 0.69. Cached aim buddy icons were not showing up.
324 version 0.69 (09/24/2003):
325 * Perl plugin loader is back (now using perl58).
326 * Gaim now performs 'dll hell' check on startup.
327 * Using SHGetFolderPath to determine Gaim's app data directory.
328 * Installer translations for: Korean and Romanian.
329 * WinME installer bug fixed.
330 * Moving to GTK 2.2.4: Dead keysyms handled on the US-International
331 keyboard. Caps Lock bug fixed. Option to disable move/resize patch
332 (This is known to be buggy on XP).
333 * Gtk-wimp updated to 0.4.3
335 version 0.68 (09/01/2003):
336 * Installer translations for: Bulgarian and Traditional Chinese.
337 * No Perl plugin support, due to the re-write. (It should be back in
339 * Executable pounces now working (Thanks to Kevin Stange).
341 version 0.67 (08/14/2003):
342 * Installer translations for: Dutch, French, German, Hungarian,
343 Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Serbian (Latin) and
344 Simplified Chineese. Thanks to all of you who provided translations.
345 * The Buddy List can now be docked using Windows appbar features.
346 * Option to turn off Conversation Window flashing added.
347 * Gtk-wimp updated to 2.0 (improved XP support). Thanks to Raymond
349 * Moving to GTK 2.2.2: Floating tooltips fixed, move/resize bug fixed,
350 multi-monitor support added. This is a build of cvs gtk-2-2 branch
351 on 8/8/03 which includes my move/resize patch.
353 version 0.66 (07/18/2003):
354 * Windows files join the source distribution.
356 version 0.65 (07/16/2003):
357 * WinGaim plugins can now be built with gcc stabs debugging info,
358 allowing for more informative crash dumps.
359 * Buddy List DnD bug fixed.
360 * The systray code is now integrated into the docklet plugin, bringing
361 those nice docklet features to WinGaim.
363 version 0.64 (05/30/3003)
364 * Perl plugin support is back.. after the plugin api rewrite
365 * File transfer fixed for win32
367 version 0.63 (05/16/2003)
368 * Gaim installer re-written. Our own GTK+ installer is now bundled
369 with the Gaim installer (installs to the same location as the
370 dropline version). Installer gives user the choice to install one
371 of three GTK+ theme engines, including GTK-Wimp. Installations
372 should now work for all users on multi-user machines (including
373 guest accounts). No more DLL Hell. Sexier installer look (Thanks
375 * Language translations in the systray menu should now be displayed
377 * Fixed some bugs (Thanks Phroggie for debugging help).
379 version 0.60 (4/5/03)
380 * Fixed oscar protocol high cpu usage bug.
381 * Separated aspell from Gaim, and switched to aspell.net windows
382 installer. Gaim will function with or without aspell installation.
383 * Gaim installer no longer installs GTK+ runtime dlls. Gaim now
384 requires gtk-win installation (http://www.sf.net/projects/gtk-win)
385 * Updated Gaim installer to use modern UI.
386 * Drag and Drop Smiley theme installation works now.
387 * Fixed bug where TOC buddies where not showing up in the list.
389 version 0.60 alpha 5 (2/8/03)
390 * Buddy Icons no longer corrupted.
391 * Buddy & login window drift fixed.
392 * No more console window.
393 * File path related bugs fixed.
394 * Fixed disapearing systray icon bug, w/ failed signon.
395 * Fixed performance issue on some win machines due to Pango uniscribe
396 * Autoreconnect plugin works once more.
397 * Fixed windows idle reporting.
398 * Fixed MSN mail open.
400 version 0.60 alpha 4.1: (1/22/03)
401 * This was a bug fix release for the smiley redraw bug.
403 version 0.60 alpha 4: (12/29/02)
404 * Feature improvements for transparency plugin.
405 * Font properly set in gtkrc
406 * Gaim systray icon permanantly parked in systray, with different
407 icons for connected, disconnected and away.
408 * Right clickable menu for systray.
409 * Flashing conversation window on receiving an IM.
410 * Aspell installer allows user to set install path.
412 version 0.60 alpha 3: (11/8/02)
414 * Plugin for transparent conversation windows
415 * Gtkspell/aspell working
416 * IdleTracker added for Windows idle reporting.
417 * Nativewin gtk theme (using native windows fonts)
418 * New gaim and gaim-installer icons (Thanks Tux Racer)
420 version 0.60 alpha 2 (10/9/02):
421 * Perl functionality added
423 * Path issues fixed for Win9x
424 * Added g command line flag for logging of GTK and GLIB debugging.
425 * No more console in Win9x for glib logging (when not debugging).
426 * URL links now work.
427 * Plugins: autorecon, iconaway, spellchk and ticker now work.
428 * Language translations are working.
429 * Using GTK 2.0.6 (Some GTK bugs fixed since 2.0.3)
431 * gtkimhtml copying to clipboard works. Selecting text copies it to
433 * Gaim now minimizes to the system tray.
434 * Various other feature updates from the Gaim crew. Read ChangeLog :)
436 version 0.60 alpha 1 (9/13/2002):
437 * Initial alpha release