1 version 2.7.0 (??/??/????):
2 * Updated GTK+ to 2.16.6
3 * Private GTK+ Runtime now used (GTK+ Installer no longer supported)
4 * Minimum required GTK+ version increased to 2.14.7
5 * Win9x no longer supported.
6 * Crash Report files (pidgin.RPT) are now generated in the ~/.purple
7 directory instead of the installation directory.
8 * NSS SSL Library upgraded to 3.12.5 (thanks to Berke Viktor)
9 * GtkSpell upgraded to 2.0.16, changing the spellchecking backend to
10 enchant. This means that myspell and hunspell (OpenOffice)
11 dictionaries can be used (previous versions' aspell dictionaries
14 version 2.6.6 (02/18/2010):
15 * Installer translations for: Norwegian nynorsk
17 version 2.6.5 (01/08/2010):
20 version 2.6.4 (11/29/2009):
21 * Register URL handlers for everything that Windows knows about. Still
22 use the HTTP "open" handler for security reasons.
24 version 2.6.3 (10/16/2009):
27 version 2.6.2 (09/05/2009):
30 version 2.6.1 (08/18/2009):
33 version 2.6.0 (08/18/2009):
34 * Added XMPP URI support.
36 version 2.5.9 (08/18/2009):
37 * No changes and no win32 packages built.
39 version 2.5.8 (06/27/2009):
42 version 2.5.7 (06/20/2009):
45 version 2.5.6 (05/19/2009):
48 version 2.5.5 (03/01/2009):
49 * Remove the "Flash window when chat messages are received" pref from
50 the Windows Pidgin Options plugin - the Message Notification plugin
51 does this (and much more).
52 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.7
54 version 2.5.4 (01/12/2009):
55 * Fix the "Hang on Exit" issue that a number of users encountered.
56 * Updated GTK+ to 2.14.6
58 version 2.5.3 (12/20/2008):
59 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.8 toolkit
60 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patch referenced in #7563
62 version 2.5.2 (10/19/2008):
63 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.12
64 This will resolve an issue with stuff in QQ appearing as "(NULL)"
66 version 2.5.1 (08/30/2008):
69 version 2.5.0 (08/18/2008):
70 * Don't install the GSSAPI SASL plugin on NT4 to avoid an error popup.
71 * Use the Kerberos for Windows libraries installed on the system (if
72 present) instead of including enough to load the plugin (Kfw still
73 needed to be installed for it to actually work before this change).
74 * Upgrade to Perl 5.10 (System Perl runtime must be upgraded for Perl
75 plugins to continue to work).
76 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.7 toolkit
78 version 2.4.3 (07/01/2008):
81 version 2.4.2 (05/17/2008):
84 version 2.4.1 (03/31/2008):
85 * Fix an issue preventing the Buddy List being raised when pidgin.exe
86 is run for a second time.
87 * Fix protocol handlers
88 * Fix AIM/ICQ usage of non-ASCII text with new Glib versions.
90 version 2.4.0 (02/29/2008):
91 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.8
92 * Updated included Meanwhile library to include patches referenced at:
93 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=656718&aid=1626349&group_id=110565
94 * Build the xmpp protocol with SASL support (and include Cyrus SASL
97 version 2.3.1 (12/7/2007):
100 version 2.3.0 (11/24/2007):
101 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1 (This was actually included in 2.2.2, but
102 didn't get into the Changelog.)
103 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.5 toolkit
105 version 2.2.2 (10/23/2007):
106 * Updated gtkspell to include a patch to share Aspell dictionaries
107 among all the input fields to avoid excessive memory usage.
108 * Update libxml2 to 2.6.30
109 * Bonjour protocol now appears even if Bonjour for Windows isn't
110 present (displays message indicating Bonjour for Windows must be
111 installed if you try to log in and it isn't installed).
112 * libpurple now looks for a default prefs.xml in the COMMON_APPDATA
113 directory (e.g. \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\purple\prefs.xml)
114 similarly to how this is done on other platforms.
115 * Updated GTK+ to 2.12.1
117 version 2.2.1 (09/29/2007):
120 version 2.2.0 (09/13/2007):
121 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.11
122 * Upgrade SILC to use the 1.1.2 toolkit
124 version 2.1.1 (08/20/2007):
127 version 2.1.0 (7/28/2007):
128 * Updated launcher application (pidgin.exe) to support portable mode
129 via `pidgin.exe --portable-mode` or by renaming the binary to
130 `pidgin-portable.exe`
131 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.13
133 version 2.0.2 (6/14/2007):
134 * Add Bonjour protocol support thanks to Chris Davies. This requires
135 Apple Bonjour for Windows from:
136 http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html
138 version 2.0.1 (5/24/2007):
141 version 2.0.0 (5/3/2007):
142 * URI Handler support added via `pidgin.exe --protocolhandler=`
143 * Running a second instance will popup the Buddy List, if possible.
144 * Updated GTK+ to 2.10.11 (rev.b) (Win98/ME will need to use 2.6.10)
145 * The transparency plugin has been rewritten and enhanced.
146 * MSN open email bug fixed.
147 * Update SILC to use the 1.0.2 toolkit
148 * Lots of other things that I can't remember right now.
150 version 1.5.0 (8/11/2005):
151 * The installer now supports downloading and installing
152 spellchecking support.
153 * Environmental proxy settings will now default to the Internet Explorer
154 http proxy, if one is present.
155 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.9 (rev a). This includes:
156 GTK+ 2.6.9, Glib 2.6.6, Pango 1.8.2 and zlib 1.2.3
157 Upgrading is recommended as zlib 1.2.3 contains security fixes
159 version 1.4.0 (7/7/2005):
160 * On Windows XP or newer, the non-debug version of gaim will attempt
161 to use the existing console, if one is present, for debug output.
162 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.8 (rev a). This partially fixes the famed "No
163 Disk" error among other things.
165 version 1.3.1 (6/9/2005):
166 * Installer allows you to choose whether or not to put shortcuts on
167 the Desktop and Start Menu. Uninstall icon is no longer placed
169 * Fixed logging where the gaim home directory path is a UNC path.
171 version 1.3.0 (5/10/2005):
172 * Updated to GTK+ 2.6.7 (rev a). This restores functionality on Windows
175 version 1.2.1 (4/3/2005):
178 version 1.2.0 (3/17/2005):
181 version 1.1.4 (2/24/2005):
184 version 1.1.3 (2/17/2005):
185 * SILC is currently no longer installed on Windows NT 4 systems. There
186 is an outstanding bug that causes no account to be able to connect.
187 Thanks to Lorne Nicol for helping track the issue down.
188 * Updated GTK+ to 2.6.2 (rev a)
189 GLib 2.6 introduces wrappers for stdio functions (fix to handle
192 version 1.1.2 (01/20/2005):
193 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.14 (rev a)
194 * Much prettier System Tray icons for Windows XP and greater.
195 (Thanks Jérôme Poulin and Alex Converse)
196 * Docking now works with multiple monitors.
198 version 1.1.1 (12/28/2004):
200 version 1.1.0 (12/02/2004):
201 * SILC protocol plugin added.
202 * Now checking GAIMLANG and GAIMHOME instead of LANG and HOME env
203 variables, to avoid conflicts with other apps that use them and
204 to avoid HOME env variables intended for cygwin (using unix style
206 * Both the installer and gaim now perform checks to see if an instance
207 of gaim is already running. Definition of GAIM_MULTI_INST env
208 variable turns this check off.
209 * Asynchronous host name resolution (Fixes unresponsive UI during slow
210 or unresponsive host name resolution).
212 version 1.0.3 (11/11/2004):
213 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.13 (rev a)
214 Includes fix for pango bug affecting some character sets, such as
218 version 1.0.2 (10/20/2004):
219 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.10 (rev b)
220 This revision updates glib to 2.4.7 and pango to 1.6.0, fixing the
221 dreaded 'UDP port pollution' and 'crash on symbol font' bugs
223 * Installer translations for: Albanian
225 version 1.0.1 (10/07/2004):
227 version 1.0.0 (09/17/2004):
228 * The "Start Gaim on Windows startup" setting is preserved
229 when Gaim is reinstalled (Daniel Atallah)
230 * Pasting HTML no longer adds linewrapping where it shouldn't
232 version 0.82.1 (08/27/2004):
233 * Update version of gtk checked by the installer
235 version 0.82 (08/26/2004):
236 * Selecting away messages using the system tray icon works
237 (Thanks François Gagné)
238 * Transparency plugin will save your settings again (Kevin Stange)
239 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.2
240 * Updated libpng to 1.2.6 (major security update)
241 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.7 (rev a)
246 version 0.81 (08/05/2004):
247 * Napster joins binary release (Thanks Kevin)
248 * Gaim's gtkspell build now makes use of pango's squigly underline
249 (Thanks Nathan Fredrickson and Daniel Atallah)
251 version 0.80 (07/15/2004):
252 * idletrack.dll now unloads properly when you quit Gaim in Windows
253 2000 or later, so the installer will no longer report an error
254 replacing or removing the file. (Andrew Whewell)
255 * Fixed a bug in the transparency plugin causing buddy list settings
256 to also apply to all conversation windows. (Kevin Stange)
257 * Only attempt to execute URIs with the schemas http, https,
259 * Updated gtk-wimp to 0.6.1
260 * Updated GTK+ to 2.4.3 (rev a)
261 * Installer translations for: Slovak
262 * Updated gtkspell to 2.0.6
264 version 0.79 (06/24/2004):
266 version 0.78 (05/30/2004):
267 * Win32 transparency plugin now preserves transparency when dragging
268 conversation tabs (Kevin Stange).
269 * Installer translations for: Slovenian.
270 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev d): Now supports Gimp 2
272 version 0.77 (04/22/2004):
274 version 0.76 (04/01/2004):
275 * Ability to open files directly from file transfer window.
276 * Installer translations for: Russian, Polish, Finnish, Japanese
277 Hebrew and Norwegian.
278 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev c): glib updated to export needed
281 version 0.75 (01/09/2004):
282 * TCL plugin loader now working. Thanks Daniel Atallah.
283 * Installer translations for: Danish.
284 * Updated GTK+ 2.2.4 build (rev b): Fixes Clipboard bug, and includes
285 official move/size fix (Sizing responsiveness is a little slow).
287 version 0.74 (11/25/2003):
288 * Installer translations for: Czech.
290 version 0.73 (11/21/2003):
291 * Fix the close button on the first tab in each window.
292 * Fix for carriage return pileups in userinfo.
293 * Window flashing is back.
294 * Fix for gaim settings move bug (#838621).
295 * Update to NSIS v2.0 b4 final release.
296 * Ability to perform unattended installations.
297 * Installer translations for: Spanish.
299 version 0.72 (10/31/2003):
300 * Fix for bug #808562 - LANG needs to be set before gtk_init, when
301 setting text widgets to RTL or LTR.
302 * New dll hell avoidance policies.. hopefully this time as many bases
303 are covered as can be.
304 * Gtk-wimp is back (version 0.5.1). This version is supposed to be a
306 * Compatibility issues with dropline gtk installers are resolved.
308 version 0.71 (10/09/2003):
309 * Gtk-wimp theme removed.
310 * Installer translations for: Portuguese.
312 version 0.70 (09/28/2003):
313 * Fixed an icon caching bug which showed up after gaim's data dir was
314 moved in 0.69. Cached aim buddy icons were not showing up.
316 version 0.69 (09/24/2003):
317 * Perl plugin loader is back (now using perl58).
318 * Gaim now performs 'dll hell' check on startup.
319 * Using SHGetFolderPath to determine Gaim's app data directory.
320 * Installer translations for: Korean and Romanian.
321 * WinME installer bug fixed.
322 * Moving to GTK 2.2.4: Dead keysyms handled on the US-International
323 keyboard. Caps Lock bug fixed. Option to disable move/resize patch
324 (This is known to be buggy on XP).
325 * Gtk-wimp updated to 0.4.3
327 version 0.68 (09/01/2003):
328 * Installer translations for: Bulgarian and Traditional Chinese.
329 * No Perl plugin support, due to the re-write. (It should be back in
331 * Executable pounces now working (Thanks to Kevin Stange).
333 version 0.67 (08/14/2003):
334 * Installer translations for: Dutch, French, German, Hungarian,
335 Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Serbian (Latin) and
336 Simplified Chineese. Thanks to all of you who provided translations.
337 * The Buddy List can now be docked using Windows appbar features.
338 * Option to turn off Conversation Window flashing added.
339 * Gtk-wimp updated to 2.0 (improved XP support). Thanks to Raymond
341 * Moving to GTK 2.2.2: Floating tooltips fixed, move/resize bug fixed,
342 multi-monitor support added. This is a build of cvs gtk-2-2 branch
343 on 8/8/03 which includes my move/resize patch.
345 version 0.66 (07/18/2003):
346 * Windows files join the source distribution.
348 version 0.65 (07/16/2003):
349 * WinGaim plugins can now be built with gcc stabs debugging info,
350 allowing for more informative crash dumps.
351 * Buddy List DnD bug fixed.
352 * The systray code is now integrated into the docklet plugin, bringing
353 those nice docklet features to WinGaim.
355 version 0.64 (05/30/3003)
356 * Perl plugin support is back.. after the plugin api rewrite
357 * File transfer fixed for win32
359 version 0.63 (05/16/2003)
360 * Gaim installer re-written. Our own GTK+ installer is now bundled
361 with the Gaim installer (installs to the same location as the
362 dropline version). Installer gives user the choice to install one
363 of three GTK+ theme engines, including GTK-Wimp. Installations
364 should now work for all users on multi-user machines (including
365 guest accounts). No more DLL Hell. Sexier installer look (Thanks
367 * Language translations in the systray menu should now be displayed
369 * Fixed some bugs (Thanks Phroggie for debugging help).
371 version 0.60 (4/5/03)
372 * Fixed oscar protocol high cpu usage bug.
373 * Separated aspell from Gaim, and switched to aspell.net windows
374 installer. Gaim will function with or without aspell installation.
375 * Gaim installer no longer installs GTK+ runtime dlls. Gaim now
376 requires gtk-win installation (http://www.sf.net/projects/gtk-win)
377 * Updated Gaim installer to use modern UI.
378 * Drag and Drop Smiley theme installation works now.
379 * Fixed bug where TOC buddies where not showing up in the list.
381 version 0.60 alpha 5 (2/8/03)
382 * Buddy Icons no longer corrupted.
383 * Buddy & login window drift fixed.
384 * No more console window.
385 * File path related bugs fixed.
386 * Fixed disapearing systray icon bug, w/ failed signon.
387 * Fixed performance issue on some win machines due to Pango uniscribe
388 * Autoreconnect plugin works once more.
389 * Fixed windows idle reporting.
390 * Fixed MSN mail open.
392 version 0.60 alpha 4.1: (1/22/03)
393 * This was a bug fix release for the smiley redraw bug.
395 version 0.60 alpha 4: (12/29/02)
396 * Feature improvements for transparency plugin.
397 * Font properly set in gtkrc
398 * Gaim systray icon permanantly parked in systray, with different
399 icons for connected, disconnected and away.
400 * Right clickable menu for systray.
401 * Flashing conversation window on receiving an IM.
402 * Aspell installer allows user to set install path.
404 version 0.60 alpha 3: (11/8/02)
406 * Plugin for transparent conversation windows
407 * Gtkspell/aspell working
408 * IdleTracker added for Windows idle reporting.
409 * Nativewin gtk theme (using native windows fonts)
410 * New gaim and gaim-installer icons (Thanks Tux Racer)
412 version 0.60 alpha 2 (10/9/02):
413 * Perl functionality added
415 * Path issues fixed for Win9x
416 * Added g command line flag for logging of GTK and GLIB debugging.
417 * No more console in Win9x for glib logging (when not debugging).
418 * URL links now work.
419 * Plugins: autorecon, iconaway, spellchk and ticker now work.
420 * Language translations are working.
421 * Using GTK 2.0.6 (Some GTK bugs fixed since 2.0.3)
423 * gtkimhtml copying to clipboard works. Selecting text copies it to
425 * Gaim now minimizes to the system tray.
426 * Various other feature updates from the Gaim crew. Read ChangeLog :)
428 version 0.60 alpha 1 (9/13/2002):
429 * Initial alpha release