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diff --git a/doc/CHANGES b/doc/CHANGES index d313c5d3..43345e98 100644 --- a/doc/CHANGES +++ b/doc/CHANGES @@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ 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: +Version +- Important: This version drops backward compatibility with the file format + used for user settings in versions before 1.2. If you're upgrading from + very old BitlBee versions (like 1.0.x), you'll have to recreate your + BitlBee account - or use an 1.2.x BitlBee once to do the conversion. - 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 @@ -51,14 +49,31 @@ Version 1.3dev: * Switching to libpurple should be pretty transparent. See "help purple" for a list of supported protocols (works only in libpurple-enabled binaries). +- Rewritten MSN module, implementing MSNP15 instead of the old MSNP8: + * MSNP8 support from MSN was getting pretty unreliable. There were issues + with remembering display names and adding contacts/auth requests (or + even contacts silently getting blocked!). This upgrade should fix all + of that. + * Support for sending offline messages. + * Support for setting and reading status messages. - 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 +- Show if a contact is mobile or not. See "help set mobile_is_away". +- Easier handling of XMPP chatroom invitations. +- The chatroom mode of the Twitter module is now enabled by default, since + this was by far the most popular. To disable it, see "help set mode". +- Added some Twitter-specific commands that can only be used in the Twitter + window. Most important addition: Retweets. See "help set commands". +- Removed some ancient account/nick migration scripts and added one for + easier switching from Pidgin and other libpurple-based clients to BitlBee. +- Many bug fixes in both the core and IM modules, small feature enhancements + and other minor changes. + +Finished ... Version 1.2.8: - Now always using the AIM-style authentication method for OSCAR connections, |