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diff --git a/doc/CHANGES b/doc/CHANGES index 1cac2dc7..d313c5d3 100644 --- a/doc/CHANGES +++ b/doc/CHANGES @@ -3,6 +3,123 @@ found in the bzr commit logs, for example you can try: http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/timeline?daysback=90&changeset=on +Version 1.3dev: +- For the first time since 2007, a dev snapshot. Like then, this is pretty + stable already (running on testing.bitlbee.org for weeks by now), but not + all planned features for the next major release are ready yet, and there + may be some rough edges in the interface and documentation. +- Loads of new stuff, mostly ready for a new major release, but starting with + a dev snapshot. A few changes that were planned for a long time already: +- Rewrote the IRC core, which brings: + * Support for multiple (control) channels, so you can have one channel per + buddy group, per IM account/protocol, or for example a &offline with all + offline contacts. See "help channels" for information on how to use this. + * You can also leave and rejoin all channels. Being in &bitlbee is no + longer required. + * Now you can start groupchats by just joining a new channel and inviting + contacts. (The "chat with" command still works as well.) + * You can change your nickname, whenever you want. + * Root commands: + + To hopefully resolve confusion about the "account set" syntax, the + ordering was changed slightly: "account set acc/setting value" + becomes "account acc set setting value". Obviously the same order + should now be used for other account subcommands. + + Shortcuts: Instead of "account list" you can say "acc li". + * /whois shows idle/login times of your contacts when available. + * paste_buffer (previously known as buddy_sendbuffer) now works for chats + as well. + * The nick_source setting was replaced with a nick_format setting, which + looks more or less like a format string, and lets you tweak how nicknames + for contacts are generated in more detail. It also tries to convert non- + ASCII characters (i.e. accents) properly. + * A per-channel show_users setting lets you configure exactly which kinds + of contacts (online/away/offline) should show up in a channel and what + modes (none/voice/etc) they should have. Like show_offline, but together + with other new features it can for example create an &offline channel + with just offline contacts. + * If you connect (and identify) to a BitlBee server you're already + connected to, you can take over the existing session instead of starting + a new one. + * More correct validation of channel names: They can contain pretty much + any character, unlike nicknames. +- Support for using libpurple instead of BitlBee's built-in IM protocol + modules. This can be enabled by passing --purple=1 to the configure script. + * This adds support for many more IM protocols to BitlBee. + * And new functionality to existing protocols. + * This is and will always be optional and using it on public servers is + *not* recommended. It should be pretty stable, but costs more RAM/etc. + * Switching to libpurple should be pretty transparent. See "help purple" + for a list of supported protocols (works only in libpurple-enabled + binaries). +- Support for file transfers, in and out. /DCC SEND a file to a contact and + it becomes a file transfer, and incoming file transfers become /DCC SENDs + to you. Note that this is mostly useful when combined with libpurple, as + only the Jabber native protocol module currently supports file transfers. +- Updated Yahoo! module to be in sync again with libyahoo2. This mostly + fixes issues with authorization requests. + +Finished 6 Aug 2010 + +Version 1.2.8: +- Now always using the AIM-style authentication method for OSCAR connections, + even when connecting to ICQ. This solves login issues some people were + having. (If you have problems, try changing the old_icq_auth setting.) +- Twitter: + * Allow changing the Twitter API base URL so the module can also be used + for identi.ca or any other compatible network. + * Fetch the full list of Twitter contacts instead of slowly adding all + contacts as they post a message. + * Fixed message length counting. + * Allow following/unfollowing people using the usual add/remove commands. + * Better error reporting. +- Added a user_agent setting to the Jabber module to get around artificial + client restrictions. +- Allow nick changes (although only before register/identify). +- Some more minor bugfixes/etc. + +Finished 4 Jul 2010 + +Version 1.2.7: +- Fixed problems with MSN Messenger authentication. ("Could not parse + Passport server response") +- Fixed broken typing notifications when talking to GTalk contacts. +- Fixed an issue with non-anonymous Jabber chatrooms polluting the nick + namespace, sometimes generating odd warning messages. +- Restored ability to start groupchats on ICQ. +- Added show_offline setting that will also show offline contacts in the + control channel. +- OAuth support for Twitter: This means the module will keep working after + June (this also changes "via API" under your tweets into "via BitlBee"). + +Finished 15 May 2010 + +Version 1.2.6a: +- Fixed a typo that renders the Twitter groupchat mode unusable. A last- + minute change that came a few minutes late. + +Finished 19 Apr 2010 + +Version 1.2.6: +- Native (very basic) support for Twitter, implemented by Geert Mulders. + Currently supported are posting tweets, reading the ones of people you + follow, and sending (not yet receiving!) direct messages. +- Fixed format of status messages in /WHOIS to improve IRC client + compatibility. +- Show timestamps of offline messages/channel backlogs. +- Allow saving MSN display names locally since sometimes this stuff breaks + server-side. (Use the local_display_name per-account setting.) +- Suppress empty "Headline:" messages for certain new XMPP broadcast + messages. +- Better handling of XMPP contacts with multiple resources on-line. Default + behaviour now is to write to wherever the last message came from, or to + the bare JID (usually becomes a broadcast) if there wasn't any recent msg. +- Added a switchboard_keepalives setting which should solve some issues with + talking to offline MSN contacts. (Although full support for offline + messages is not ready yet!) +- The usual misc. bug fixes. + +Finished 19 Apr 2010 + Version 1.2.5: - Many bug fixes, including a fix for MSN login issues, Jabber login timing issues, Yahoo! crashes at login time with huge contact lists, @@ -22,7 +139,7 @@ Version 1.2.5: routing issues on Jabber (i.e. messages going someone's phone instead of the main client). -Fixed 17 Mar 2010 +Finished 17 Mar 2010 Version 1.2.4: - Most important change (and main reason for releasing now): Upgraded Yahoo! |