From 180ab31c09a9990a135b78fd6d52de5b093550f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilmer van der Gaast Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:34:17 +0100 Subject: Added some neat whatsnew code that keeps track of the newest version of BitlBee used by a user, and if it looks like s/he hasn't used this one before, show a list of new features that may be interesting. Since I don't think im.bitlbee.org users will read any changelogs ever, this is probably not a bad idea. If you hate it, the following command should get rid of it forever: set last_version 9999999 --- doc/user-guide/misc.xml | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/user-guide') diff --git a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml index 7829a432..dc0ce5ed 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml @@ -233,4 +233,46 @@ everything in the handle up to the first @. + +New stuff in BitlBee 1.3dev + + +Most of the core of BitlBee was rewritten since the last release. This entry +should sum up the majority of the changes. + + + +First of all, you can now have as many control channels as you want. Or you +can have none, it's finally possible to leave &bitlbee and still talk to +all your contacts. Or you can have a &work with all your work-related +contacts, or a &msn with all your MSN Messenger contacts. See help +channels for more information about this. + + + +Also, you can change how nicknames are generated for your contacts. Like +automatically adding a [fb] tag to the nicks of all your Facebook contacts. +See help nick_format. + + + +When you're already connected to a BitlBee server and you connect from +elsewhere, you can take over the old session. + + + +Instead of account numbers, accounts now also get tags. These are +automatically generated but can be changed (help set +tag). You can now use them instead of accounts numbers. +(Example: acc gtalk on) + + + +Last of all: You can finally change your nickname and +shorten root commands (try acc li instead +of account list). + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0ebf919dd8b47e50ce060f46f2dc5f10f3867207 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilmer van der Gaast Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:25:37 +0100 Subject: Pass "user is mobile" info coming from OSCAR up to BitlBee and show mobile people as away=Mobile. Bug #462 (and others for other protocols). --- doc/user-guide/commands.xml | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/user-guide') diff --git a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml index 8bbada95..989fc392 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml @@ -828,6 +828,17 @@ + + false + + + + Most IM networks have a mobile version of their client. People who use these may not be paying that much attention to messages coming in. By enabling this setting, people using mobile clients will always be shown as away. + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3